- US - Arkansas - Department of Labor - http://www.state.ar.us/labor/divisions/
Includes subdivisions concerned with: AOSH (Arkansas Occupational Safety and Health); boiler inspection; elevator safety; mine safety; recording of fatal occupational injuries and illnesses; safety training and education.
- US - California - Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) - http://www.dir.ca.gov/DOSH/
The Division protects workers and the public from safety hazards by enforcing the state's occupational and public safety laws and it provides information and consultative assistance to employers, workers and the public about workplace and public safety matters.
- Canada - Ontario - Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) - http://www.wsib.on.ca/wsib/wsibsite.nsf/public/homepage
This government agency oversees Ontario's workplace safety education and training system, provides disability benefits, monitors the quality of health care, and assists in early and safe return to work. Bilingual site (English and French).
- US - Mississippi - Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission (MWCC) - http://www.mwcc.state.ms.us/
The workers' compensation system was created to provide a measured level of benefits to employees injured in the course of employment, without regard to negligence or fault, and, at the same time, to limit the liability of employers for these injuries.
- US - Maine - Workers' Compensation Board - http://www.state.me.us/wcb/
The purpose of the Board is mission is to serve the employees and employers of the State fairly and expeditiously by ensuring compliance with workers' compensation laws, ensuring the prompt delivery of benefits legally due, promoting the prevention of disputes, utilizing dispute resolution to reduce litigation and facilitating labor-management cooperation.
- US - New York - Workers' Compensation Board - http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/
The Board is responsible for the provision of cash payments and the cost of full medical treatment, including rehabilitation, for covered employees who become disabled as a result of a disease or injury connected with their employment. It also provides payments for qualified dependents of a worker who dies from a compensable injury or illness.
- US - Oklahoma - Department of Labor - Safety Pays - http://www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/~okdol/
State agency responsible for various aspects of occupational safety and health, including OSHA consultations and workers' compensation enforcement matters.
- US - Ohio - Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) - http://www.ohiobwc.com/
In addition to providing compensation to victims of occupational accidents and diseases, this Bureau also conducts programs in occupational hygiene, and training, information and consulting services in the field of occupational safety and health.
- US - Oregon - Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (OR-OSHA) - http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/
This Division administers the OSEAct and enforces Oregon's occupational safety and health rules. These rules establish minimum safety and health standards for all industries and outline specific standards for individual industries such as logging and agriculture.
- US - Pennsylvania - Department of Labor & Industry - Workplace and Community Safety - http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=201&Q=68631&landiRNav=|
Links to state safety and health programs in Pennsylvania, including PENNSAFE (charged with increasing awareness of the benefits of workplace safety and joint worker-management safety committees), Labor Law Compliance, Occupational & Industrial Safety, and Workers' Compensation.
- US - South Carolina - SC OSHA Office - http://www.llr.state.sc.us/
The mission of this department is to ensure the safety and health of employees through compliance inspections, recordkeeping, and the compilation of statistics.
- US - - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - http://www.cdc.gov/
The CDC maintains several departments concerned with occupational safety and health, such as the Center for Injury Prevention and Control, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Bilingual site (English and Spanish).
- US - - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
As part of the CDC, NIOSH is the main US federal agency responsible for conducting research into occupational safety and health matters, as well as for investigating work-related hazards, and the carrying out of educational, training and information activities in the field. Bilingual site (English and Spanish).
- US - - Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - http://www.osha.gov/
OSHA is the main federal agency charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation. OSHA is focusing on four strategies: 1) leadership; 2) strong, fair and effective enforcement; 3) outreach, education and compliance assistance; and 4) partnerships with state governments and the private sector. Bilingual site (English and Spanish).
- US - Indiana - Worker's Compensation Board - http://www.state.in.us/wkcomp/
Agency responsible for the compensation of occupational accidents and diseases, for arranging for the provision of medical services to injured workers, and for vocational rehabilitation.
- Canada - Alberta - Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) - http://www.wcb.ab.ca/
Nonprofit agency entirely financed by employers' contributions, and responsible for the compensation of workers' occupational injuries and diseases, as well as for the rehabilitation of victims. It also organizes injury prevention and management programs in the workplace.
- Canada - Saskatchewan - Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) - http://www.wcbsask.com/
Independent government agency responsible for the no-fault system of compensation and rehabilitation of occupational accidents and diseases. The agency also engages in preventive and informational activities.
- Canada - Manitoba - Workplace Safety and Health Division - http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/
Government agency responsible for inspection, licencing, information, and training activities in connection with safety and health in the workplace. Bilingual site (English and French).
- Canada - Manitoba - Workers' Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) - http://www.wcb.mb.ca/
The WCB is a non-profit mutual accident and disability insurance agency established by legislation, maintained in partnership between workers and employers and funded by employer premiums. The WCB's goals are to reduce the risk of workplace injuries and illness, and to reduce the impact of injuries and illnesses.
- Canada - Nova Scotia - Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia - http://www.wcb.ns.ca/
The mission of the WCB is to coordinate the workers' compensation system to assist injured workers and their employers by providing timely health care and rehabilitative support to facilitate the efforts of injured workers to return to work; and by providing appropriate compensation work-related disabilities.
- Workforce Safety and Insurance - http://www.workforcesafety.com/
This agency provides compensation, as well as safety training and education, and help with the implementation of risk management programs.
- US - Alabama - Workers' Compensation Division - http://dir.alabama.gov/wc/
Responsible for the administration of the Alabama Workers' Compensation Law to ensure proper payment of benefits to employees injured on the job and encourage safety in the work place.
- US - Montana - Department of Labor and Industry - Employment Relations Division - Safety and Health Bureau - http://erd.dli.state.mt.us/safetyhealth/sbhome.asp
The role of the Bureau is to enforce compliance of public sector employers with safety and health standards, provide OSHA consultations to private businesses, provide workplace technical assistance on safety and health issues, engage in industrial hygiene activities, provide workplace safety and health training, inspect coal mines and quarries and furnish information on the Safety Culture Act.
- US - Delaware - Department of Labor - http://www.delawareworks.com/divisionsDOL.shtml
This site includes links to Department Offices dealing with occupational safety and health statistics, workers' compensation, and OSHA consultation services.
- US - Iowa - Labor Services Division - http://www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/index.html
Links to state sites dealing with occupational safety, including enforcement, record-keeping, consultation and education.
- US - Kansas - Department of Human Resources - Division of Workers Compensation - http://www.dol.ks.gov/wc/html/wc_ALL.html
Agency charged with the compensation of occupational accidents and diseases, with the performance of safety and health audits in the public sector, with consultations relating to safety and health, and with the inspection of boilers used in the public and private sector.
- US - - Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) - http://www.csb.gov/
Independent federal agency responsible for investigating the causes of accidents due to hazardous materials in commerce and industry. CSB Reports contain detailed descriptions of accidents involving chemical hazards in the US.
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